Review Of Grey's Anatomy: Chapter Summary

The introduction to the novel is what turned me off initially. Kate wakes up in a stranger’s bed - naked - and can’t remember the night before, but immediately regrets it. She soon learns that the man’s name is Mike, and I can’t help but think of how stereotypical the start of the book is. My thoughts race to the first episode of Grey’s Anatomy, where nearly the same scene starts off the show, and I pray that the book won’t be filled with clichés. Kate reads what she had drunkenly texted to her friends the night before and realizes that she couldn’t remember when or where she sent the text. However, how come Kate was able to recall the every single word of the conversation that she had with Mike at around the same time that she had sent the
text? Despite these issues, I like the author’s writing, as it made me curious about what was to come next.

The next chapters were filled with awkward conversations with Kate and Mike and even more awkward conversations of Kate explaining what happened to her friends.
One scene in particular stood out to me - Kate reveals that she lives in Stockton Heath, and Mike states that he just so happens to live in the next village, practically being her neighbour. I found this part extremely odd, as I felt that it was too strange of a coincidence to be real, and Mike was added to my list of possible murderers, even though the murderer wasn’t introduced in the novel yet. When Phil was introduced in the book, I felt sympathy for him. He was planning to marry Kate, until she crushed his heart by breaking up with him because she “wanted to explore different options.” Unfortunately, my emotions turned into a slight disgust, as Phil was also exploring different options by going on a date with a girl who looked just like Kate. My disgust then transformed to repugnance, as Phil decided to watch Kate outside of her house through the window. I feel as if the author was trying to find a way to make the book a little longer, and didn’t put much thought into the chapter; Kate had only described Phil with strictly positive adjectives, yet Phil was practically being a stalker by watching her through the
window.

I felt like what I have read so far did not really come out to me as unique or better than any other book that I have read before. I simply felt neutral, but I was compelled to keep reading as soon as the first victim of the murderer was introduced. The fact that she looked just like Kate was not much of a surprise to me - the cover of the book literally states that all the victims look like Kate. As a result, when the second victim was introduced, I thought that I would be bored. However, I really enjoyed the way the author described Kate’s emotions when she discovered that the second victim also looked like her. If I were Kate, I would pack my bags and head out to stay at my parent’s house until the killer was arrested. The last few chapters I had read made me feel that Mike was definitely the murderer. There were various occasions where Mike was extremely suspicious, but Kate never suspected him to be the murderer. I strongly disliked when Kate assumed that Phil was the killer, even though she had no problem hanging out with Mike. There were a lot of things that tied Phil to the killer, but scenes with Phil had coincided with the times of the murders, making me feel as if it were impossible for Phil to be the killer. In the end, I feel excited to continue reading, but I hope that the author will stray away from the clichés and add more substance to Phil’s scenes.